Cajuns RB Jacob Kibodi proves being a walk-on can pay off

Published: Oct 03, 2023 Duration: 00:02:22 Category: News & Politics

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Jacob Cabot's family waited for generations to have a college graduate in their clan that is until he and his older brother walked across the stage what has that meant to the kabot family for three of their sons to make it to College two of them to graduate and now one on the way I think it shows them um that they you know their sacrifices and the hard work that they did to get us to that point you know it's not in vain you know what I mean that it pays off his parents didn't receive a college degree instead they instilled a work ethic into their children and that fire trickled down to Jacob and he used it to fuel his football career kabot shined when he touched the field the Christian Life Academy star rushed for 12200 yards in his senior year he became a three-star running back hauled in 10 college offers and committed to Texas A&M I think that's every you know High School's you know football player dream is to play you know top of line football and you know once I was able to get that opportunity um I kind of knew that's kind of where I was going after two seasons in College Station kabot entered the transfer portal he joined the roster at incar at word but before he could Blaze the turf the coid 19 pandemic canel the 2020 season how frustrating was that man it was very frustrating it was one of it was a challenging time I tried to you know pick myself up um try to see a good in situation kot's family once again became his Rock and with them by his side he decided to walk on at Louisiana eventually kabot saw in-game action in 2022 but this year his hard work has paid off the senior has rushed for a team leading 380 yards and scored four times and in mid-september the cinjun awarded kabot a full ride scholarship it wouldn't change it uh I think everything I've been through has made me better um as a man everything Happ for a reason you know what I'm saying God got me here for a reason when his time on the grid iron is over kabot plans to become an entrepreneur that way the same passion his parents taught him can be passed down to later generations just keep the faith um keep believing you know God do things for a reason he's always in control and his ways are hard than our ways I'm Jamarcus Fitzpatrick for KC Sports

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